In his office, Stefano tells Ricardo it's only a matter of time until Daniel finds out Dr. Chyka's the one who helped Kristen drug Eric. Ricardo asks if he should kill Daniel but Stefano reminds him the man saved both his son's lives, but something might happen to him that "is very bad." Not by Stefano's hands. Chyka arrives and Stefano rips him a new one and tells him to tie up these loose ends with Jonas.

In Stefano's office, he tells his thug Daniel's hiding something. He fears the doctor's on the verge of finding out the truth and it can not happen. "That will not happen," he scowls. It's only a matter of time Chyka is outed. The thug asks if he should kill Daniel.

At the DiMera mansion, EJ's man gives him a packet containing the evidence they found. Stefano appears immediately afterward and alludes to EJ and Sami having relationship issues. EJ tells Stefano it's not his business. Stefano muses that there must be a way to make her see how foolish she's being; some leverage. EJ says he won't blackmail Samantha into marrying him. He gets a call about the jet and tells the person his fiancee is not authorized to take it anywhere. Stefano muses, "It's a start." Later, Sami tells EJ she has to go to the agency in Chicago. He wonders why she didn't mention it to him. EJ holds the evidence up and says it's the proof she was involved in Nick's murder. He complains they were very sloppy. She wants to destroy the evidence. He says they could do that... She tells him she has to go. He tells her the jet isn't going anywhere. Sami gets angry and they start arguing about trust. He's unhappy about her using him to 'sweep up' while she's keeping him at bay. She tries to placate him, but he snaps, "Do you want to marry me, or not?" She tries to defer the conversation, but he says she's not going anywhere.

At the DiMera's, EJ and Sami don't know where things stand but he won't let Nick Fallon destroy what they have, even in death. He doesn't want the others to know that he knows. Abe arrives with Theo who apologizes to Sami for giving her earring to Ciara. Stefano asks, "What earring?" EJ thanks him and sends him off to find his gift. Sami's concerned over Stefano's interest in the earring but EJ warns her not to look guilty. Nearby, Theo tells Stefano that it's not the best gift. His mother told him that the best gift was family. Stefano agrees. Later, EJ asks what's wrong with Kate, Gabi and Sonny in the Santa photos that Sami's looking at. She realizes that Santa is the guy from the woods. EJ's concerned that someone can place them at the crime scene. Sami realizes the man saw Gabi with the backpack. Things are going from bad to tragic after EJ learns they saw the man again and lied to him. They hold each other and promise not to let this get in the way of the family during the holiday. She leaves with the kids. Alone, Stefano tells EJ about his attempt to make amends. EJ's not surprised Rafe didn't accept his olive branch.

Stefano watches Rafe kiss Jordan in the doorway of Rafe's apartment. They notice him and Rafe asks what the hell he's doing there. Stefano introduces himself to Jordan. Rafe growls, "Get out." Stefano says he made a promise to God to make amends to everyone he's wronged. Rafe sends him packing. Jordan says his apology seemed sincere. Rafe sneers. Jordan talks about this anger and hatred driving Rafe to get better. He asks what happened to her that she knows about such things? Jordan makes an excuse to leave. He invites her to join them for the holidays, but she says she'll be working. Once alone, Rafe recalls kissing her.

At the station, Stefano laughs when Hope wants to grill him about Kristen. His answers mock her. Hope says it's not a laughing matter to Father Eric. Stefano says Kristen paid a price - she lost the man she loves. Stefano insists he hasn't heard from Kristen and doesn't know where she is. He imparts words of wisdom about parenting and leaves.

Stefano spots Kate in the park and recalls their time in Stockholm. He asks her to get together for dinner next week so she can tell him exactly what she thinks of him. As he leaves, Lucas asks, "Was that Stefano?" He advises her to stay away from him.

At the DiMera mansion, EJ mentions 'being by the river' to Sami. He pulls out a tag with the initials N.F. on it and says he found it a few feet from where her earring was located. Sami looks ill. He muses it could stand for Nick Fallon and they go back and forth until he wonders if Nick was following Sami when she lost her earring. When he moves to call Hope, Sami stops him. EJ asks why she's lying. Sami tries one more time to deflect, but EJ notices she keeps referring to Nick in the past tense and says he doesn't believe her. He begs her to tell him she didn't kill Nick Fallon. EJ realizes he's right and that Gabi knows too. Sami admits, "We killed him." She tells EJ everything, and that Kate was there too - it was her idea to throw Nick's body in the river. EJ nearly falls off the sofa when Sami says Sonny also knows. She assures him Will is clueless. Sami says they've been covering with his family. EJ stresses that this is all very stop-gap; he won't just fade away. Sami apologizes for not telling him. EJ embraces her. Stefano bursts in, "Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas! I'm back!"

EJ meets his father at a restaurant. Stefano gives EJ Chad's ring to return to Abigail. EJ complains about Kristen's seduction of the priest and tells him things are rocky between him and Sami because she knows he knew Kristen's secret before everyone else. If Sami knew just how much he knew...he hopes it'll never happen. Stefano's certain she'll never find out but even if she doesn't, EJ doesn't think she'll ever commit to marriage.

From the DiMera mansion, Kristen calls Stefano. He will be headed to Boston to be with Chad during his surgery and can't walk her down the aisle at the wedding. She's upset and almost postpones but he won't let her. He jokes about how much fun it'd be to see the reaction on everyone's faces if they knew what she did to Father Eric. She lectures him. Father Eric's a wonderful man and she wouldn't have had sex with him if she wasn't so out of her mind after losing Brady. She's in a better place.